Associate (Cost Management)

Currie & Brown; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking an Associate (Cost Management - Post Contract) to join our Dubai team. The role focuses on post-contract cost management for a key client, with leadership responsibilities and a focus on delivering value and maintaining margins.

Dubai-based, mall/retail sector experience is essential. Strong client-facing communication and report-writing skills are required, with international exposure and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• MRICS membership preferred.
• Experience delivering technical work on projects.
• Middle East experience preferred.
• Strong report writing and client-facing communication.
• Mall/shopping centre experience is essential.
• Experience leading teams on live projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate post contract cost management advice to clients.
• Lead a team and develop team members.
• Deliver assignments competently and professionally.
• Manage resources, cost and time to protect margins.
• Provide regular feedback to the director on commissions under management.
• Represent Currie & Brown with clients, maintaining professional relationships.

Skills

Cost management

Team leadership

Client communication

Project delivery

Resource management

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

MRICS preferred

Job description

Currie & Brown is looking for an Associate (Cost Management - Post Contract) to join our team in Dubai.

As an Associate you'll be working closely with a key client, therefore previous mall experience is essential for this role.

What will you be doing?

• Providing accurate post contract cost management advice to our clients
• Lead a team and provide continuous development
• Delivering assignments competently and professionally
• Managing resources, cost and time effectively to ensure margins are met
• Providing regular feedback to the director on the commissions under your management.
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships

What do you need?

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is preferred
• Previous technical delivery experience gained within a global construction consultancy
• Middle East experience is preferred
• Good technical report writing, client-facing and communication skills (both internal and external)
• Experience of a variety of sectors is beneficial, but previous experience of Malls / shopping centres is essential
• Experience of managing and leading others within a live project environment

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.